The imminent future of virtual reality with SVVR

English - February 27, 2017 14:40 - 1 hour - 78.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
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Welcome to the Enter VR . On this episode we are joined by two scholars and Jedi of virtual reality, Karl Krantz and Jon Oaks from SVVR.

Here is a snippet of some of the things we discussed:

(The podcast you've been waiting for, we finally talk only about VR!)

30: Intro

1:00 Recap of CES 2017

4:00 HMD's are still evolving in 2017. Wireless VR is coming.

6:00 THE VR GLOVE IS HERE.

8:00 (Trinity has not been on Enter VR, but you guys are welcomed to come!)

8:30 How will VR backpacks co exist with VR backpacks?

10:00 Gloves vs. Motion controllers? Why not both?

12:00 Is Oculus playing catch up?

13:00 Defining the VR winter? Is it even a thing?

18:00 VR is unlike anything you've ever owned, here's why.

22:00 The market can be a good way to uncover the truth about our most intimate desires.

24:00 Expectations and predictions for 2017.

25:00 "There's a 1,000 VR titles now".

26:00 Demo etiquette is really important going forward.

28:00 How are things coming along at SVVR these days?

32:00 Finding a niche can be a viable option for newcomers in hardware and software.

37:00 Is mixed reality as hyped up as it should be?

41:00 VR MMOs need to be a thing already ala Elder Scrolls or Knights of the Old Republic mixed with Eve.

44:00 What does the hivemind of the VR community look like in 2017?

48:00 Expert advice from SVVR.

51:00 What will set your VR application apart from the competition?

56:00 "Keyboards need to die"

1:00:05 The current state of mobile VR? "AR is going to spank mobile VR"

1:06:00 What piece of vr content is Karl and Jon hyped up for in 2017?

1:07:00 Who would add more value to the VR industry Apple or Microsoft?

1:12:00 Closing thoughts.

Thanks again to Jon and Karl for being true scholars and gentleman of virtual reality.

How to stay in touch:

https://twitter.com/SVVRLIVE

https://twitter.com/SVVR_Jon

https://twitter.com/karlkrantz

http://vrexpo.com/

http://svvr.com/

Sound clip in the intro is from Jazeebo, song is called Acapulco.

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